To transform Bhubaneswar into a world class city, the state government has set a target to spend nearly Rs 4537 crore of which Rs 2700 crore will be spent under public private (PPP) mode.Sujit kumar bisoyi | TNN | December 03, 2016, 12:00 IST

BHUBANESWAR: In its bid to revamp the urban infrastructure in Odisha, the state government on Friday informed that it has envisaged an investment worth Rs 30,000 crore.

Addressing a news conference here after the smart city session during the Make in Odisha conclave, housing and urban development minister Pushpendra Singhdeo said a number of private investors including some of the foreign entities have shown interest to invest in a number of projects including under the smart city mission in the state capital and Rourkela.

“The state government would develop nearly 86 projects with a total investment of Rs 7108 crore over the next five years under the National smart cities challenge for Bhubaneswar and Rourkela,” Singhdeo said. Representatives of global entities like Siemens, Volvo, Bosch, CISCO, Shapoorji Pallonji and OCL Dalmia, who participated in the three day conclave, have reportedly evinced interest in projects like augmentation of urban mobility, renewable energy generation, solid waste management, smart and green buildings, micro and light rail transit system, modernized rapid bus transit system, centralized traffic management system and city wi-fi projects.

To transform Bhubaneswar into a world class city, the state government has set a target to spend nearly Rs 4537 crore of which Rs 2700 crore will be spent under public private (PPP) mode. The projects which are likely to be implemented under Bhubaneswar smart city mission are town centre district development plant and intelligent city operation management centre system, for traffic and parking management, bus services, common payment card system, emergency response system and a command control centre.

For Rourkela, nearly 30 projects worth Rs 2571 crore will be invested of which Rs 334 crore will be through PPP mode. “The projects included city area development plan, public mobility and transit, city surveillance and security, water management and sanitation systems, environmental conservation and pollution control, affordable housing, market up gradation, river front development and smart metering and governance," Singhdeo said.

Asked about definite investment under smart city mission, industries secretary Sanjeev Chopra said the investors would be selected through a transparent bidding system. “During the event, the state government was in talk about its urban transformation plan with prospecting bidders so that the interested international agencies can participate in the bidding process,” he said.